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11 - Determinants of lizard escape performance: decision, motivation, ability, and opportunity

from Part III - Related behaviors and other factors influencing escape

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  05 June 2015

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Kathleen L. Foster ,
Clint E. Collins ,
Timothy E. Higham  and
Theodore Garland
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William E. Cooper, Jr  and
Daniel T. Blumstein
William E. Cooper, Jr
Affiliation:
Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis
Daniel T. Blumstein
Affiliation:
University of California, Los Angeles
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Escaping From Predators
An Integrative View of Escape Decisions
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